Patents Assigned to Interlake Material Handling, Inc.
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Patent number: 7337516Abstract: A storage rack assembly includes a base detachably secured to the storage rack. The base has a recessed bottom portion closest to the aisle to protect the front legs from accidentally being hit by a forklift truck.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2006Date of Patent: March 4, 2008Assignee: Interlake Material Handling, Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Gruber, Allen B. Kautz
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Publication number: 20070017079Abstract: A storage rack assembly includes a base detachably secured to the storage rack. The base has a recessed bottom portion closest to the aisle to protect the front legs from accidentally being hit by a forklift truck.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2006Publication date: January 25, 2007Applicant: Interlake Material Handling, Inc.Inventors: Robert Gruber, Allen Kautz
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Patent number: 7124903Abstract: A storage rack assembly includes a base detachably secured to the storage rack. The base has a recessed bottom portion closest to the aisle to protect the front legs from accidentally being hit by a forklift truck.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2004Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: Interlake Material Handling, Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Gruber, Allen B. Kautz
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Publication number: 20040181922Abstract: A storage rack system includes a base detachably secured from the storage rack wherein the materials of construction for the base are a heavier gauge material than that of the storage rack for improved weight carrying capability and for resistance to abuse while minimizing the cost of the rack assembly. The base has offset front legs closest to the aisle to protect the front legs from accidentally being hit by a forklift truck.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2004Publication date: September 23, 2004Applicant: Interlake Material Handling, Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Gruber, Allen B. Kautz
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Patent number: 6718609Abstract: A storage rack system includes a base detachably secured from the storage rack wherein the materials of construction for the base are a heavier gauge material than that of the storage rack for improved weight carrying capability and for resistance to abuse while minimizing the cost of the rack assembly. The base has offset front legs closest to the aisle to protect the front legs from accidentally being hit by a forklift truck.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2003Date of Patent: April 13, 2004Assignee: Interlake Material Handling Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Gruber, Allen B. Kautz
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Patent number: 6609620Abstract: A storage rack column protector (30) is designed to protect a column (12) from damage from a straddle or outrigger type fork truck. If one of the outrigger forks is aimed at and heading toward the protected column (12), a ramp (36) on the protector raises the offending outrigger fork and thus also the wheel of the fork truck. Should the fork truck continue advancing, a stop (38) will bring the outrigger fork and the fork truck to a complete stop before it makes impact with the column.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2002Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Assignee: Interlake Material Handling, Inc.Inventors: Allen B. Kautz, Robert D. Gruber
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Publication number: 20030127407Abstract: A storage rack system includes a base detachably secured from the storage rack wherein the materials of construction for the base are a heavier gauge material than that of the storage rack for improved weight carrying capability and for resistance to abuse while minimizing the cost of the rack assembly. The base has offset front legs closest to the aisle to protect the front legs from accidentally being hit by a forklift truck.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2003Publication date: July 10, 2003Applicant: Interlake Material Handling, Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Gruber, Allen B. Kautz
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Patent number: 6557712Abstract: A storage rack assembly includes a base detachably secured to the storage rack. The base has a recessed bottom portion closest to the aisle to protect the front legs from accidentally being hit by a forklift truck.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2000Date of Patent: May 6, 2003Assignee: Interlake Material Handling, Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Gruber, Allen B. Kautz
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Patent number: 6520357Abstract: A rack includes vertical columns and horizontal beams and connecting clips that connect accessories, such as roller tracks, to the horizontal beams. The connecting clips are connected to the beams by inserting arms of the clips into slots of the beams and pivoting the clips into position. Then attachments are mounted to the clips.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2001Date of Patent: February 18, 2003Assignee: Interlake Material Handling, Inc.Inventors: Allen B. Kautz, Steven T. Capito
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Patent number: 6241109Abstract: A load lock for a rack includes a mounting clip mounted in a recess of the mounting bracket, which makes the lock easy to install and impossible to remove without dismantling the rack. The load lock also includes a locking pin having an enlarged head, and the bracket includes a recess for receiving the enlarged head, so the locking pin can be retracted to install and remove the beam, but the recess provides a stop to prevent the lock from being retracted far enough to damage the lock.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2000Date of Patent: June 5, 2001Assignee: Interlake Material Handling, Inc.Inventors: Allen B. Kautz, Robert D. Gruber
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Patent number: 6105798Abstract: A rack is provided with shelves that are well-secured. The corners of each shelf are connected by a hook on one member dropped vertically down into a slot of the other member, and, once the members are properly aligned with the hook and slot, they are secured with a bolt. Beams, such as roller beams, guide beams, and support beams are connected to the frame members by means of upwardly-projecting trees on the frame members, which include arms that fit into holes in the vertical legs of the beams. Clips may be used after the beams are installed on the frame members to prevent the vertical legs of the beams from shifting, thereby further securing the beams to the shelf.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 1998Date of Patent: August 22, 2000Assignee: Interlake Material Handling, Inc.Inventors: Robert D. Gruber, Allen B. Kautz
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Patent number: RE35851Abstract: The rollers of a live roller conveyor are driven by drive wheels, which are driven from a driveshaft extending along the conveyor. When the drive wheels and their respective conveyor rollers are in contact with each other, the drive wheels cause the conveyor rollers to rotate. When the drive wheels and conveyor rollers are out of contact, the rollers are not driven and can accumulate product. Relative motion between the drive wheels and the conveyor rollers causes the drive to be engaged and disengaged.This is a Reissue of a Patent which was the subject of a Reexamination Certificate No. B1 5,375,696, dated Nov. 12, 1996, Request No. 90/003,811.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 1996Date of Patent: July 21, 1998Assignee: Interlake Material Handling, Inc.Inventors: Ellsworth H. Collins, William A. Fultz, James F. Mattingly